knock-knee

/nok-nee/US // ˈnɒkˌni //

磕磕绊绊,磕磕碰碰,磕磕绊绊的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : inward curvature of the legs, causing the knees to knock together in walking.
- : knock-knees, the knees of a person whose legs have such curvature.

This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.
Do you think of power suits for men and knee-covering skirts for women?
In the back of my mind I was wondering how much time we had before there might be an ominous knock at the door.
I was writing Lorrie Moore knock-off short stories before I switched to nonfiction.
Still, we had the 13 dwarves to deal with, but at least in this movie we get to knock a couple off, which is a relief.
If the Turks get hold of a lot of fresh men and throw them upon us during the night,—perhaps they may knock us off into the sea.
That his friend had withdrawn, was a pledge of his pacific wishes; and, with a lightened countenance, Louis rose from his knee.
There was no response to the knock, and Davy cautiously pushed open the door and went in.
Captain Lovelock got up as well; Bernard heard him knock over his little gilded chair.
“I think it is a knock at the door,” said Mr. Pickwick, as if there could be the smallest doubt of the fact!